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GREENE : (1838) "shall form one distinct and new county, and be called and known by the name of Greene County, in memory of General Nathaniel Greene, who served his country in the Revolutionary War." (A., 1838, p. 52; Long, 113).
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GREENSVILLE:
(1781) "Also named after Gen. Greene, who after the Battle of Guild- ford C. H., marched into this County" (Lyon G. Tyler).
HALIFAX :
(1752) "was named for [George Montagu Dunk], the [Second] Earl of Halifax, one of the distinguished Family of Montagu, who was First Lord of the Board of Trade about that time [1752] and as such greatly interested himself in the trade of the Colo- nies." (Morrison's "Halifax County, Virginia", p. 66; Long, 73).
w HAMPSHIRE :
(1754) "named for the county in England." (U. S., p. 148).
w HANCOCK :
(1848) "named in honor of John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress, and first signer of the Declaration of Independence." (Lewis, p. 701).
HANOVER :
(1721) "named for the Duke of Hanover, afterwards George I. of Eng- land, or from the Prussian province and city belonging to him." (U. S., p. 149; Green, p. 53; Long, 48).
w HARDY :
(1786) "Samuel Hardy, in honor of whom the county was named, was long a resident of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, * * * , [and one of the number who signed the Deed of Cession which trans- ferred the Northwest Territory to the General Government]." (Lewis, p. 555).
w HARRISON :
(1784) "Benjamin Harrison, in honor of whom the county was named, was a native of Charles City County, Virginia, * * * , one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence [and] Gov- ernor of Virginia from 1781 to 1784." (Lewis, p. 543).
HENRICO :
(1634) "and being arrived at the Place, he environed it with a Palisade, and in honor of Prince Henry [son of King James], called it 'IIenrico' ". (Stith's "History of Virginia", p. 123-4).
"another [town] (the second one of the colonists' building) was called after his [James I's] son Henry, then Prince of Wales." (p. 118). "As 'James City' and 'Charles City', so 'Henrico' came soon to signify much more than the mere town or site for it, and extended over a large tract of country, till it, too, became the name of an original shire or county formed in 1634, at which time it took in, on the north side of James River, all land westward from Charles City, between that river and the
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Chickahominy, and still further west along the James till Goochland was created from it in 1727 ('4 Hen. Stat., 240') and, on the south side of James River, all the land westward from the Appomattox (which divided it on that side, originally from Charles City, afterwards from Prince George, ) till 1727, when its more western part was made part of Goochland and 1748, when the portion of it left between Goochland and the Appomattox was formed into the County of Chesterfield." (p. 115). (Green's "Genesis of Counties," pp. 115 and 118; Long, 32).
HENRY :
(1777) "[Patrick Henry] purchased about ten thousand acres of land in Henry County, formed in 1776 from Pittsylvania County and named in his honor, as was subsequently the neighboring County of Patrick carved from Henry County in 1791." (Brock, i, p. 72; Long, 141).
HIGHLAND :
(1847) "In view of the exceptionally high altitude of the county, the name selected is very appropriate, * * * , as to who is re- sponsible for the choice, there is some dispute." . (Morton's "History of Highland County, Virginia", p. 115; Long, 175).
e ILLINOIS :
(1778-1784) "Named from the Illini Indians, who inhabited the region, the name meaning 'men'". (U. S., p. 165).
"In 1721 the Company of the Indies divided Louisiana into nine districts, one of which was known as the Illinois District, ex- tending east and west of the Mississippi River between the Arkansas and Illinois Rivers." (Turner's "Great Britain and the Illinois Country", p. 6). For etymology, variants and mean- Ings, see II. A. I.
ISLE OF WIGHT :
(1637) "Named after the Isle of Wight in England. At a very early date a settlement was made within the limits of this county by a company, several of whose members lived in Isle of Wight ['at least one of the principal patentees was certainly from Isle of Wight, Sir Richard Worsley, who came over in 1608' (Morrison's "Isle of Wight County", p. 50)]; and which was called 'The Isle of Wight Plantation'. The Isle of Wight is an island in the English Channel. 'Wight' means a 'Channel', or 'passage'. The name means 'island of the channel' ". (Green, p. 53; Long, 95).
w JACKSON :
(1831) "named in honor of Andrew Jackson, then [1829-1837] Presi- dent of the United States." (Lewis, p. 657).
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JAMES CITY :
(1634) "Having pitched upon a Place to settle, they called it James- town, in Honour of his Majesty then reigning, and every Man fell to work." (Stith's "History of Virginia", p. 46). .
"one town (the first) in Virginia, was called after King James" (p. 118). "As 'James City' and 'Charles City', so 'Henrico' came soon to signify much more than the mere town or site for it, and extended over a large tract of country, till it, too, became the name of an original, shire or county formed in 1634." (Green's "Genesis of Counties", pp. 115 and 118; Long, 31).
k JEFFERSON :
(1780) "named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the Governor of the State [1779-1781]." (Collins, ii, p. 355).
W JEFFERSON :
(1801) "named in honor of President Jefferson [1801-1809]." (Lewis, p. 613).
W KANAWHA :
(1789) "named from its principal river." (Lewis, p. 570). "This river derives its name from a small tribe of Indians which dwelt upon its sources long ago. * * *. Their tribal name has been spelled many ways as Conoys, Conois, Cono- ways, * * *, Kanhawas, Kanhaway, and Kanawhas, the last having been adopted by the Virginians." (Lewis, "First Bienniel Report (1906) of the Department of Archives and History of the State of West Virginia", p. 255). For etymology, variants and meanings, see H. A. I.
e KENTUCKY :
(1777-1780) "General Clark says . (vide Dr. Campbell) that Kentuck-e [the name the Indians gave to this section of the country], in the language of the Indians, signifies 'the river of blood'". (Collins, ii, p. 382).
KING AND QUEEN :
(1691) "It [the Battle of the Boyne] resulted in a victory for the latter [William III., Prince of Orange], and William and Mary became joint sovereigns of the realm [1688-1694]. The new county being organized in the following year, was named for these illustrious personages, King and Queen." (Bagby's "King and Queen County, Virginia", p. 25; Long, 41).
KING GEORGE:
(1721) "named for King George I. of England [1714-1727]." (U. S., D. 175; Long, 48).
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KING WILLIAM :
(1702) "Named after William of Orange, King of England [with Mary, 1688-1694; alone, 1694-1702]." (Green, p. 54; Long, 41).
LANCASTER :
(1651) "Named probably from the County of Lancaster in England. As that is one of the northern shires of England, so this Lan- caster is one of the northern Counties of Virginia." (Green, p. 54; Long, 91; U. S., p. 180).
LEE :
(1793) "Lee County, formed in 1792 from Russell, was named in honor of General [Henry] Lee [who was Governor of Virginia, 1791- 1794]". (Brock, i, p. 88; Long, 145).
w LEWIS :
(1816) "named in memory of Colonel Charles Lewis, who was killed at the battle of Point Pleasant." (Lewis, p. 636).
k LINCOLN :
(1780) "named in honor of General Benjamin Lincoln, a distinguished officer of the Revolutionary Army." (Collins, ii, p. 468).
w LOGAN :
(1824) "derived its name from Logan, the famous Mingo chief." (Lewis, p. 656).
LOUDOUN :
(1757) "Named after John Campbell, Fourth Earl of Loudoun, Com- mander-in-Chief of British forces in North America during the latter part of the French and Indian War [and Governor-General of all the American Colonies, 1756-1763]." (Green, p. 54; Long, 71; U. S., p. 190).
LOUISA :
(1742) "Named after [the Princess] Louisa, daughter of George II. and wife of Frederick V., King of Denmark." (Green, p. 54; U. S., p. 191; Long, 50).
e LOWER NORFOLK :
(1637-1691) the lower portion of "New Norfolk", q. v.
LUNENBURG :
(1746) "The Anglicised form of Luneburg, which was one of the titles of George I., as Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg." (U. S., p. 192; Green, p. 54; Long, 50).
w McDOWELL :
(1858) "named in honor of James McDowell, * *, elected Gov- ernor of Virginia, 1841 [1843-1846]." (Lewis, p. 728).
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k MADISON :
(1786) "named in honor of James Madison, afterward[s] President of the United States [1809-1817]." (Collins, ii, p. 493).
MADISON :
(1793) "and named for James Madison." (Scott's "History of Orange County, Virginia", p. 18; Long, 155).
w MARION :
(1842) "shall form one distinct and new county, and be called and known by the name of Marion County, in honour to, and in memory of General Francis Marion, who served his country in the War of the Revolution." (A., 1841-2, p. 34).
w MARSHALL :
(1835) "was named in honor of John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States [1801-1835]." (Lewis, p. 664).
k MASON :
(1789) "named after George Mason, one of her [Virginia's] distinguished lawyers and statesmen." (Collins, ii, p. 545).
w MASON :
(1804) "named in honor of the celebrated George Mason, one of the prominent actors on the theatre of the Revolution." (Lewis, p. 616).
MATHEWS :
(1791) "Named after Major Thomas Mathews, of the Revolution, after- wards prominent in the legislature [in the House, from Borough of Norfolk, 1785-1794]." (Green, p. 55; Long, 106).
MECKLENBURG :
(1765) "named after the Queen of George III., Charlotte of Meck- lenburg-Strelitz." (Green, p. 55; Long, 54; U. S., p. 204).
k MERCER :
(1786)
"named in honor of General Hugh Mercer." (Collins, ii, p. 602).
w MERCER :
(1837) "shall form one distinct and new county, and be called and known by the name of Mercer County, in memory of General Ilugh Mercer who fell at Princeton." (A., 1836-7, p. 32).
MIDDLESEX :
(1673/4) "Named probably after the English county. The country of the Middle Saxons." (Green, p. 55; Long, 91).
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w MONONGALIA :
(1776) "The name was received from the river Monongahela, which in the Indian language signifies 'River of caving or crumbling banks'". (Lewis, p. 506).
"A Latinized form of the Indian word 'monongahela' [a corrup- tion of the Delaware Indian word 'menaungehilla', meaning 'river with the sliding banks'], meaning 'falling in river bank'." (U. S., p. 212). For etymology, meanings and variants, see HI. A. I.
w MONROE :
(1799) "was named in honor of the President of the United States [1817-1825]". (Lewis, p. 594).
MONTGOMERY :
(1777) "Named after General Richard Montgomery [an American Revo- lutionary officer, who was killed before Quebec, December 31, 1775]". (Green, p. 55; Long, 110).
w MORGAN :
(1820) "was named in honor of General Daniel Morgan of the Revo- lution." (Lewis, p. 644).
NANSEMOND :
(1642) "The Indian word 'Nansemond' means 'fishing-point or angle' and was the name given by the Indians to their town which was situated in the angle made by the junction of the Western Branch with the main stream of the river (Nansemond )". (Dunn's "Ilistory of Nansemond County, Virginia", 14; Long, 164). For etymology, meanings and variants, see H. A. I.
k NELSON :
(1785) "named in honor of ex-Governor [Thomas] Nelson of Virginia [1781]". (Collins, ii, 602).
NELSON :
(1808) "was named * * in honor of General Nelson [Thomas Nelson, Jr., Governor of Virginia, 1781 (third Governor under the State Government ) ]". (Brock, i, 80; Long, 144).
NEW KENT :
(1654) "I think this county was named by Col. William Claiborn after Kent Island, from which he was driven by Lord Balti- more". (Lyon G. Tyler).
"Named after the English Kent". (Green, 55; Long, 86; U. S., 223).
e NEW NORFOLK :
(1636-1637) "Jefferson's Notes in 1792 says that the county was named for the Duke of Norfolk, but as it was first called 'New Nor-
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folk', it is reasonable to presume that it was called for Norfolk in England [which is also on the water]". (Stewart's "His- tory of Norfolk County", 16).
w NICHOLAS :
(1818) "derives its name from Wilson Cary Nicholas, * [who] became Governor of Virginia [1814-1816]". (Lewis, 641).
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NORFOLK :
(1691) "the remaining portion of Lower Norfolk County, after Prin- cess Anne County was cut off". See "New Norfolk"; also see Long, 188).
NORTHAMPTON :
(1642/3) "Said to have been named after the English County as a com- pliment to [Colonel] Obedience Robins, a Burgess for the Vir- ginia County [of Accomacke], and a native of Northamptonshire, England." (Green, 56).
"named after an English earl killed in fighting for King Charles I." (Long, 63, 64). "named from the county in England". (U. S., 226).
NORTHUMBERLAND :
(1648) "Probably named after the English County". (Green, 56). "named from the county in England". (U. S., 227).
NOTTOWAY :
(1789) "named for the Indian tribe, the word meaning a 'snake', that is, an enemy." (U. S., 227; Long, 166).
"Indian : named after tribe and river. Means 'adders', or ene- mies." (Green, 56).
For etymology, meanings and variants, see II. A. I.
(1776) "named from the river of that name" ( Myers, "History of West Virginia," ii, p. 9), on which (then including the present counties of Brooke, Hancock and Marshall) it bordered its whole length. "The Miamis called it (the river) 'Cau-si-sip-i-on-e'; the Dela- wares knew it as the 'O-h-i-o-ple', the 'River of White Caps'; the Shawnees bestowed upon it a name signifying 'Eagle River'; the Wyandots knew it as the 'Ki-to-no'. When La Salle dis- covered it in 1669, the Iriquois nations called it the 'O-li-gen- si-pen', meaning the 'Beautiful River'. When the French came to behold it and to admire its enchanting vistas presented by the banks, as scene after scene opened up to view like scrolls of a beautiful panorama, they literally translated the Iriquois name and called it 'La Belle Riviere',-the Beautiful River', or 'Hlow Beautiful the Scene'. The English contracted the Delaware name to 'Oyo', now Ohio, by which this noble river is now known all over the world." . (Lewis, "First Biennial Report (1906) of the
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Department of Archives and History of the State of West Vir- ginia," p. 259).
ORANGE :
(1734) "was named * * for William, Prince of Orange, one of Engalnd's most worthy kings". (Scott's "History of Orange County, Virginia", p. 22; Long, 42).
PAGE:
(1831) "The County of Page, formed from those of Rockingham and Shenandoah in 1831, was named in honor of Governor [John] Page [1802-1805]." (Brock, i, p. 97; Long, 147).
PATRICK :
(1791) See "Henry".
w PENDLETON :
(1788) "Edmund Pendleton, in honor of whom the county was named, was President of the Virginia Convention of 1775, * * * , twice a member of the Continental Congress [1774-1775], and long President of the Virginia Court of Appeals [1788-1803]." (Lewis, p. 565).
PITTSYLVANIA :
(1767) "Named for Sir William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, the celebrated English statesman." (U. S., p. 247; Green, p. 56; Long, 74).
w PLEASANTS :
(1851) "named in memory of James Pleasants, *
* *, elected Gov- ernor of Virginia, December 1, 1822, and by successive re-elec- tions served until 1825". (Lewis, p. 719).
w POCAHONTAS:
(1821) "Pocahontas, the Indian princess for whom the county was named, was a daughter of Powhatan, the King of the Confed- erated Tribes of Atlantic Virginia." (Lewis, p. 647). For ety- mology, meanings and variants, see II. A. I.
POWHATAN :
(1777) "named for the celebrated Indian chief." (U. S., p. 252; Green, p. 56; Long, 167). For etymology, meanings and variants, see H. A. I.
w PRESTON :
(1818) "More than half of the counties of West Virginia are named for public men of the Old Dominion. Following this custom, the legislature sitting in 1818 gave the county the name of the honored citizen [James Patton Preston] who was then filling the governor's seat [1816-1819]." (Morton's "History of Preston County, West Virginia", p. 96).
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PRINCE EDWARD :
(1854) "named for Edward [Augustus], a son of Frederick, Prince of Wales." (U. S., p. 254; Green, p. 56; Long, 52).
PRINCE GEORGE:
(1703) "called after Prince George (of Denmark), the husband of the Queen (Anne), who was then [1702] on the throne". (Green's "Genesis of Counties", p. 112; Long, 38).
PRINCE WILLIAM :
(1731) 'named for William [Augustus], Duke of Cumberland, in 1730." (U. S., p. 254; Green, p. 56; Long, 49).
PRINCESS ANNE :
(1691) "named for Princess, afterwards Queen, Anne of England [1702- 1714]." (U. S., p. 254; Green, p. 57; Long, 35).
PULASKI :
(1839) "Named for the Polish patriot, Count Casimir Pulaski, friend of the Americans in the Revolutionary War." (U. S., p. 255; Green, p. 57; Long, 110).
w PUTNAM :
(1848) "named for General Israel Putnam, distinguished in the Revo- lutionary War." (U. S., p. 255).
w RALEIGH :
(1850) "shall form one distinct and new county, and be called and known by the name of Raleigh County, in memory of Sir Walter Raleigh, who made the earliest effort to colonize Virginia." (A., 1849-50, p. 19).
w RANDOLPH :
(1787) "Edmund Randolph, in honor of whom the county was named, was appointed first Attorney-General of the Commonwealth, and in 1779, he was elected a member of the Continental Congress, (Lewis, p. 560).
e RAPPAHANNOCK :
(1656-1692) Named from "the Indian tribe of the Powhatan Confederacy, formerly living on the Rappahannock River,"-the word meaning "the people of the alternating (ebb and flow) stream." (HI. A. I .; Long, 166). For etymology, meanings and variants, see II. A. I.
RAPPAHANNOCK :
(1833) "Indian name from the Rappahannock River [which rises within the bounds of this county]." (Green, p. 57; Long, 166; U. S., p. 258). For etymology, meanings and variants, see HI. A. I.
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RICHMOND :
(1692) "Name uncertain" (Green, p. 57). U. S., p. 262, says, "so named on account of resemblance to Richmond, County Surry, England." Long's "Virginia County Names", p. 67, says, "There remains the possibility that the county may take the name of some English Earl or Duke of Richmond, living, or in public remem- brance, at the time the county was named." (Also see Long, 63, 67).
w RITCHIE :
(1843) "Thomas Ritchie, from whom the county derives its name, was Virginia's most famous journalist." (Lewis, p. 683).
w ROANE :
(1856) "its own name, and that of its seat of justice, Spencer, com- memorate that of him [Spencer Roane] whose life and public services added lustre to the annals of Virginia jurisprudence [as judge of the Supreme Bench from 1794 to 1822]." (Lewis, p. 725).
ROANOKE:
(1838) "A name applied, with several variants, by the Virginia colo- nists, to the shell-beads employed by the neighboring Indians as articles of personal adornment or media of exchange; a case of substitution of a familiar word for one that was ill understood and probably more difficult to pronounce." (II. A. I .; Long, 169). For etymology, meanings and variants, see H. A. I.
ROCKBRIDGE:
(1778) "was so called from the celebrated Natural Bridge in the south- east part of the county." ( Waddell's "Annals of Augusta County, Virginia" (1909), 255; Long, 174).
ROCKINGHAM :
(1778) "It is presumed that Rockingham County was named in honor of the Marquis of Rockingham, Prime Minister of England in 1765-'6. During his administration, the Stamp Act was repealed by Parliament, which caused great rejoicing in America, and the Minister received more credit for the repeal than he perhaps deserved." (Waddell's "Annals of Augusta County, Virginia" (1902), 255; Long, 77).
RUSSELL : (1786) "named for Gen. William Russell [an officer of the American Revolution, who distinguished himself at the Battle of King's Mountain]". (U. S., 268; Green, 57; Long, 105).
SCOTT: (1814) "named for Gen. Wingfield Scott." (U. S., p. 278; Green, 57).
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SHENANDOAH :
(1778) "An Indian word said to mean 'sprucy stream'" (U. S., p. 281; Green, p. 59). Peyton's "History of Augusta County, Virginia", p. 1, (Long, 168) says, "Sherrando, or Shenandoah, signifies, in the Indian tongue, 'Beautiful Daughter of the Stars' ."
"This river drains the beautiful and fertile Shenandoah Valley to which [as well as to the county] it gives a name, * *. * From the summit of the Blue Ridge, Governor Spotswood and party in 1716, descended to its banks, and bestowed upon it the name of 'Euphrates'. But this was not to last. The Indian name was 'Shen-an-do-ah', meaning 'River of the Stars'. From the crest of the mountain barrier, at whose base it flows, the Red Men looked down and in its transparent waters, saw reflected the twinkling stars overhead. Hence the name with its pretty signifi- cation." (Lewis, "First Biennial Report (1906) of the Depart- ment of Archives and History of the State of West Virginia", p. 261). For etymology, meanings and variants, see H. A. I.
SMYTH :
(1832) "named for Gen. Alexander Smyth [ Inspector-General of the Army in 1812], Member of Congress [1817-25 ; 1827-'30]." (U. S., p. 286; Green, p. 59).
SOUTHAMPTON :
(1749) "Named after Henry Wriothesley, Second Earl of Southampton, the friend of Shakespeare and a leading member of the Virginia Company." (Green, p. 59; Long, 64; U. S., p. 287).
SPOTSYLVANIA :
(1721) "The County of Spotsylvania was named after [Lieutenant-] Governor Spotswood, [1710-1722] who resided in it for some time." (Slaughter's "St. George's Parish", p. 1; Long, 136).
STAFFORD:
( 1664) "The County of Stafford and Parish of Overwharton derive their names from the corresponding ones in England." (Boogher's "Overwharton Parish Register", p. v; Long, 91).
SURRY :
(1652) "named from the county in England." (U. S., p. 294; Green, p. 59; Long, 87).
SUSSEX :
(1754) "named from the county in England." (U. S., p. 294; Green, p. 59 ; Long, 89).
w TAYLOR : (1844) "named in honor of General Zachary Taylor." (Lewis, 684).
TAZEWELL:
(1800) "The County of Tazewell, formed in 1799 from Russell and
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Wythe, was named in his [United States Senator (1794-1799) Henry Tazewell's honor]." (Brock, i, 166).
w TUCKER :
(1856) "named in honor of St. George Tucker, the eminent Virginia jurist, while the seat of justice derives its name from St. George Tucker, who was Clerk of the House of Delegates at the time the county was formed." (Lewis, 727).
w TYLER :
(1814) "The County of Tyler, formed in 1814, from Ohio County, com- memorates the name of Governor [John] Tyler [1808-1811] [the father of President John Tyler]". (Brock, i, 108).
e UPPER NORFOLK :
(1637-1642) The upper portion of "New Norfolk", q. v.
w UPSHUR :
(1851) "named in honor of the lamented Abel P[arker] Upshur, * * * one of the judges of the General Court [1826-1841], and served as a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1829-30, [and Secretary of State under Tyler]". (Lewis, 719).
WARREN :
(1836) "named for [Major-General] Joseph Warren, who fell in the Battle of Bunker Ilill." (U. S., 315; Green, 60; Long, 111).
· WARROSQUYOAKE:
(1634-1637) "A tribe of the former Powhatan Confederacy, living on the south bank of James river in [the limits of the present] Isle of Wight County, Va." The word means "swamp in a depression of land". (II. A. I.) For etymology, meanings and variants, see II. A. I.
WARWICK :
(1642/3) "Named after Robert Rich, Earl of Warwick, a prominent mem- ber of the Virginia Company." (Green, 60; Brown's "First Re- public," 313; Long, 64; U. S., 316).
e WARWICK RIVER :
(1634-1642/3) See "Warwick", although this county was first so named.
WASHINGTON :
(1777) "it is a fact that this is the first locality in the United States that was honored with the name of the 'Father of Our Country'". (Summers, "History of Southwest Virginia", 226; Long, 156).
w WAYNE :
(1842) "shall form one distinct and new .county, and be called and known by the name of Wayne County, in memory and in honor of General Anthony Wayne." (A., 1841-42, 37).
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w WEBSTER :
(1860) "named in honor of Daniel Webster." (Lewis, 729).
WESTMORELAND :
(1653) "named from the county in England." (U. S., 321; Long, 91). "Uncertainty as to its naming." (Green, 60).
w WETZEL:
(1846) ""named in honor of Louis Wetzel, the distinguished frontiersman and Indian scout,-the Boone of Northwestern Virginia." (Lewis, 687).
w WIRT :
(1848) "named in honor of the distinguished William Wirt." (Lewis, 697).
WISE :
(1856) "A county of Virginia was named in honor of Governor [Henry Alexander] Wise [1856-1860]." (Brock, i, p. 230; Long, 149).
w WOOD :
(1798) "The county was named in honor of James Wood, the son of Colonel James Wood, the founder of Winchester, Virginia, * * *. He was elected Governor of the State, December 1, 1796, and served until December 1, 1799." . (Lewis, p. 585).
k WOODFORD :
(1789) "Gen. William Woodford, in honor of whom this county received its name, a Revolutionary officer of high merit, was born in Caroline County, Virginia. Ile early distinguished himself in the French and Indian War." (Collins, ii, p. 769).
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